The Danube from the Black Forest to the Black Sea
CHAPTER XII
A Watermelon Metropolis--Our Fleet taken for Torpedo-boats--A Gypsy Queen--Peterwardein and Carlowitz--Busy Life on the Banks--In Sight of Belgrade--Evening in Camp--The Servian Frontier--Semlin and Belgrade--Oriental Characteristics and Modern Improvements--A Sculptor’s Paradise--An Unexpected Encounter 164